Anais Nin

Anaïs Nin was a French-Cuban American writer known for her diaries and erotica.

Her published journals, spanning decades of her life, are considered pioneering works of autobiographical literature.

She also wrote novels and short fiction, including *Delta of Venus*, commissioned erotica that became a feminist touchstone after her death.

She kept a diary like Anaïs Nin.

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